Ntuzuma Christmas massacre suspect escapes

KwaZulu-Natal police were searching for a man that escaped during a police shoot
out on Friday morning where three men died, suspected to be linked to the
Ntuzuma Christmas massacre were six people were murdered.

"Police were
still searching for the fourth man - he managed to escape during the shoot out -
three suspects were shot by police," said Director Phindile Radebe.

She
said police believed that the men were going to rob a place and they were tipped
off.

"Police arrived at the scene and the suspects opened fire. Police
responded fatally wounding three suspects," said Radebe.

She said the
shoot out happened on the R102 near Mandeni.Two of the people were linked to the Ntuzuma Christmas massacre and one was
wanted for hijacking and cash-in-transit.

A 21-year-old man was arrested
in connection with the murders in December last year.

Six people were
killed and three others injured on Christmas night when three men armed with R5
and AK-47 rifles entered a house and opened fire at Ntuzuma,
Durban.

Those killed in the attack included four men, aged between 20 and
25, and two women, believed to be between 21 and 23.

Netcare 911's Jeff
Wicks said the men had multiple gunshot wounds.

"They were found bloodied
at the roadside with spent bullet casings littering the scene. The men were
declared dead by Netcare911Paramedics.